With the new cooperative initiative between MyHeritage and BillionGraves it should be possible within a relatively short period of time to document thousands of cemeteries. This will allow researchers to connect with burial information regarding their relatives all over the world. The force behind this revolution will be the volunteers involved and IGRA is excited to be a partner in preserving this valuable information. Please join in this effort!

In their most recent newsletter, they gave the following instructions which, by the way, apply to all those who are in the process of photographing grave markers:

Check to see if the cemetery you want to visit has already been documented by looking at the app.

You may need a brush to help clear away leaves or dirt - but there is no need to clean the gravestones.

Do not use shaving cream or other methods of enhancing the writing.

Be certain to respect the tombstones.

Avoid having your shadow in the picture.

Make sure you capture all of the writing on the tombstone in your picture.

On your phone screen you'll see the image of a chain link in the upper left corner. This will allow you to take additional pictures and link them together (front & back, zoom, double grave...).